Colorado Freeze Warning | Effective 05/05/2026 23:38

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued May 6 at 12:38AM MDT until May 7 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Denver CO
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 5, 2026 - 11:38pm
Expires: 
May 6, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures of 22 to 28 degrees, coldest in low lying areas on the plains. * WHERE...All of the plains and I-25 Corridor in northeast and east central Colorado. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 8 AM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Ensure above ground sprinkler systems have been drained.
Area Description: 
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County
Forcast Office: 
NWS Denver CO